List of rivers of Missouri

{{Short description|none}} {{no footnotes|date=December 2025}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Incomplete list|date=December 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} [[File:Mo rivers2.png|thumb|300px|Map of major Missouri rivers]] This page is a '''list of [[river]]s''' in the [[U.S. state]] of '''[[Missouri]]'''.

==By drainage basin== This list is arranged by [[drainage basin]], with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

===[[Mississippi River]]===

====[[Arkansas River]]==== *[[Neosho River]] (KS, OK) **[[Elk River (Oklahoma)|Elk River]] ***[[Buffalo Creek (Elk River tributary, Oklahoma)|Buffalo Creek]] ***[[Indian Creek (Elk River)|Indian Creek]] ***[[Big Sugar Creek]] ***[[Little Sugar Creek]] **[[Spring River (Missouri)|Spring River]] ***[[Shoal Creek (Spring River tributary)|Shoal Creek]] ****[[Capps Creek (Shoal Creek tributary)|Capps Creek]]

====[[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White River]]==== *[[Cache River (Arkansas)|Cache River]] *[[Black River (Arkansas)|Black River]] **[[Spring River (Arkansas)|Spring River]] ***[[Warm Fork Spring River]] ****[[Anthony Branch]] ***[[Eleven Point River]] **[[Current River (Ozarks)|Current River]] ***[[Sinking Creek (Current River)|Sinking Creek]] ***[[Little Black River (Arkansas)|Little Black River]] ***[[Jacks Fork]] **[[Logan Creek (Black River tributary)|Logan Creek]] ***[[Adair Creek]] *[[North Fork River (Missouri - Arkansas)|North Fork River]] **[[Bennetts Bayou]] **[[Bennetts River]] **[[Bryant Creek]] ***[[Brush Creek (Bryant Creek)|Brush Creek]] ***[[Hunter Creek (Bryant Creek)|Hunter Creek]] ****[[Whites Creek (Hunter Creek)|Whites Creek]] ***[[Fox Creek (Bryant Creek)|Fox Creek]] ***[[Rippee Creek]] ***[[Spring Creek (Bryant Creek)|Spring Creek]] **[[Clifty Creek (North Fork River)|Clifty Creek]] *[[Little North Fork White River]] *[[Beaver Creek (White River tributary)|Beaver Creek]] **[[Cowskin Creek]] ***[[Prairie Creek (Cowskin Creek)|Prairie Creek]] **[[Little Beaver Creek (Missouri)|Little Beaver Creek]] *[[James River (Missouri)|James River]] **[[Crane Creek (James River tributary)|Crane Creek]] **[[Finley Creek]] **[[Pierson Creek (James River)|Pierson Creek]] **[[Wilsons Creek (Missouri)|Wilsons Creek]] ***[[Jordan Creek (Wilsons Creek tributary)|Jordan Creek]] ***[[Fassnight Creek (Missouri)|Fassnight Creek]] *[[Kings River (Arkansas)|Kings River]] **[[Osage Creek (Kings River tributary)|Osage Creek]] *[[Roaring River (Missouri)|Roaring River]]

====[[Mississippi River]] between the [[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White]] and [[Missouri River|Missouri]] rivers==== *[[St. Francis River]] **[[Little River (St. Francis River tributary)|Little River]] ***[[Castor River (Missouri)|Castor River]]<ref name="Whitewater">The majority of the Castor and Whitewater rivers have been diverted to drain directly to the Mississippi via the [[Headwater Diversion Channel]], but the lower portions of both rivers still drain to the Little River.{{cite web |url=http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/watershed/headwater/contents/ |title=Headwater Diversion Basin Watershed: Executive Summary |access-date=2007-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612095423/http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/watershed/headwater/contents/ |archive-date=2008-06-12 }}</ref> ***[[Whitewater River (Missouri)|Whitewater River]]<ref name="Whitewater" /> **[[Little St. Francis River]] *[[Headwater Diversion Channel]] **[[Whitewater River (Missouri)|Whitewater River]]<ref name="Whitewater" /> **[[Castor River (Missouri)|Castor River]]<ref name="Whitewater" /> *[[Old River (Missouri)|Old River]] *[[River aux Vases (Mississippi River)|River aux Vases]] *[[Meramec River]] **[[Big River (Missouri)|Big River]] ***[[Terre Bleue Creek]] ****[[Andrews Branch (Terre Bleue Creek tributary)|Andrews Branch]] **[[Bourbeuse River]] ***[[Little Bourbeuse River]] **[[Little Meramec River]] **[[Huzzah Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Huzzah Creek]] ***[[Courtois Creek]] ****[[Abbott Branch (Courtois Creek tributary)|Abbott Branch]] ***[[Shoal Creek (Huzzah Creek)|Shoal Creek]]  **[[Dry Fork (Meramec River)|Dry Fork]] *[[River des Peres]]

====[[Missouri River]] south of the [[Kansas River]]==== *[[Loutre River]] *[[Quick Creek]] *[[Gasconade River]] **[[Big Piney River]] **[[Roubidoux Creek]] **[[Osage Fork Gasconade River]] *[[Auxvasse Creek]] *[[Middle River (Missouri)|Middle River]] *[[Osage River]] **[[Maries River]] ***[[Little Maries River]] **[[Tavern Creek (Osage River)|Tavern Creek]] **[[Grandglaize Creek]] ***[[Wet Glaize Creek]] ***[[Dry Auglaize Creek]] **[[Niangua River]] ***[[Little Niangua River]] **[[South Grand River]] ***[[Big Creek (South Grand River tributary)|Big Creek]] **** [[Minor Creek (Missouri)|Minor Creek]] **** [[Claybaugh Creek]] **[[Pomme de Terre River (Missouri)|Pomme de Terre River]] ***[[Little Sac River]] ****[[North Dry Sac River]] ****[[South Dry Sac River]] **[[Little Osage River]] ***[[Marmaton River]] ****[[Green River (Missouri)|Green River]] **[[Marais des Cygnes River]] *[[Moreau River (Missouri)|Moreau River]] *[[Lamine River]] **[[Blackwater River (Missouri)|Blackwater River]] {{Convert|55|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Little Chariton River]] **[[East Fork Little Chariton River]] {{Convert|100|mi|km|abbr=out}}  ***[[Walnut Creek (East Fork Little Chariton River)|Walnut Creek]] ***[[Silver Creek (East Fork Little Chariton River)|Silver Creek]] ****[[Turner Fork]] **[[Middle Fork Little Chariton River]] {{Convert|63|mi|km|abbr=out}}  *[[Chariton River]] **[[Bee Branch (Chariton River)|Bee Branch]]  **[[Elm Creek (Chariton River)|Elm Creek]]  **[[Mussel Fork]]  **[[Shoal Creek (Chariton River)|Shoal Creek]]  *[[Grand River (Missouri)|Grand River]] **[[Locust Creek (Grand River tributary)|Locust Creek]] **[[Medicine Creek (Missouri)|Medicine Creek]] **[[Thompson River (Missouri)|Thompson River]] ***[[Weldon River]] ****[[Little River (Iowa-Missouri)|Little River]] *[[Crooked River (Missouri)|Crooked River]] *[[Fishing River]] *[[Reagan Branch]] *[[Little Blue River (Missouri)|Little Blue River]] *[[Blue River (Missouri)|Blue River]] **[[Brush Creek (Blue River tributary)|Brush Creek]] **[[Round Grove Creek]]

====[[Missouri River]] north of the [[Kansas River]]==== *[[Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)|Platte River]] **[[Prairie Creek (Platte River tributary) | Prairie Creek]] **[[Little Platte River]] **[[One Hundred and Two River]] ***[[White Cloud Creek]] **[[Third Fork Platte River]] ***[[Little Third Fork Platte River]] **[[Castile Creek]] **[[Honey Creek (Platte River tributary) | Honey Creek]] *[[Nodaway River]] **[[Mill Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Mill Creek]] **[[Arapahoe Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Arapahoe Creek]] **[[Elkhorn Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Elkhorn Creek]] **[[Clear Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Clear Creek]] *[[Squaw Creek (Missouri)|Squaw Creek]] *[[Tarkio River]] *[[Rock Creek (upper Missouri River tributary) | Rock Creek]] *[[Nishnabotna River]]

====[[Mississippi River]] north of the [[Missouri River]]==== *[[Cuivre River]] ** [[Irvine Branch]] *[[Salt River (Missouri)|Salt River]] **[[Spencer Creek (Salt River tributary)|Spencer River]] **[[Black Creek (North Fork Salt River tributary)|Black Creek]] ***[[Hilton Branch]] *[[South River (Missouri)|South River]] *[[North River (Missouri)|North River]] *[[Fabius River]] **[[Fabius River|North Fabius River]] ***[[Fabius River|Middle Fabius River]] ****[[Betsy Branch]] ****[[Blair Branch]] ****[[Hilbert Branch]] **[[Fabius River|South Fabius River]] ***[[Little Fabius River]] *[[Wyaconda River]] **[[Little Wyaconda River]] *[[Fox River (Missouri)|Fox River]] **[[Little Fox River (Missouri)|Little Fox River]] *[[Des Moines River]]

==Alphabetically== {{cmn| *[[Arapahoe Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Arapahoe Creek]] *[[Baker Creek (Missouri)|Baker Creek]] *[[Bennetts River]] *[[Benton Creek]] *[[Bessen Hollow]] *[[Betsy Branch]] *[[Big Piney River]] *[[Big River (Missouri)|Big River]] ({{Convert|142|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Big Sugar Creek]] *[[Billys Branch]] *[[Black Jack Creek]] *[[Black River (Arkansas)|Black River]] ({{Convert|300|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Blackwater River (Missouri)|Blackwater River]] ({{Convert|55|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Blair Branch]] *[[Blairs Creek]] *[[Blue River (Missouri)|Blue River]] *[[Bobs Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Bobs Creek]] *[[Bogard Creek]] *[[Bollinger Creek]] *[[Boone Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)|Boone Creek]] *[[Bourbeuse River]] ({{Convert|147|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Brazil Creek]] *[[Brush Creek (Blue River tributary)]] *[[Brush Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)]] *[[Buffalo Creek (Elk River tributary, Oklahoma)|Buffalo Creek]] *[[Burr Oak Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Burr Oak Creek]] *[[Cache River (Arkansas)|Cache River]] ({{Convert|213|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Capps Creek (Shoal Creek tributary)|Capps Creek]] *[[Carter Creek (Current River tributary)]] *[[Carter Creek (Meramec River tributary)]] *[[Castor River (Missouri)|Castor River]] *[[Cave Spring Branch]] *[[Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)]] *[[Cedar Creek (Missouri River tributary)]] *[[Cedar Creek (Sac River tributary)]] *[[Chariton River]] ({{Convert|280|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Cherry Valley Creek (Missouri)|Cherry Valley Creek]] *[[Clear Creek (Nodaway River tributary)| Clear Creek]] *[[Coldwater Creek (Missouri river tributary)]] *[[Coldwater Creek (South Grand River tributary)]] *[[Coldwater Creek (Saline Creek tributary)]] *[[Courtois Creek]] *[[Crane Creek (James River tributary)|Crane Creek]] *[[Crockett Creek]] *[[Crooked Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Crooked Creek]] *[[Crooked River (Missouri)|Crooked River]] ({{Convert|60|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Cuivre River]] *[[Current River (Missouri)|Current River]] ({{Convert|225|mi|km|abbr=out}}) *[[Des Moines River]] {{Convert|525|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Dugan Branch]] *[[Eleven Point River]] *[[Elk River (Oklahoma)|Elk River]] {{Convert|80|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Elkhorn Creek (Nodaway River tributary)|Elkhorn Creek]] *[[Fabius River]] {{Convert|230|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Fishing River]] *[[Florida Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Florida Creek]] *[[Fox Creek (Mississippi River tributary)|Fox Creek]] *[[Fox River (Missouri)|Fox River]] *[[Fretwell Branch]] *[[Gal Branch]] *[[Gasconade River]] {{Convert|265|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Grand River (Missouri)|Grand River]] {{Convert|226|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Grandglaize Creek]] *[[Green River (Missouri)|Green River]] *[[Greens Creek (Missouri)|Greens Creek]] *[[Hamilton Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Hamilton Creek]] *[[Harman Creek]] *[[Hickory Creek (upper Nodaway River tributary) | Hickory Creek]] *[[Highly Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Highly Creek]] *[[Hilbert Branch]] *[[Hobo Branch]] *[[Holmes Creek]] *[[Honey Creek (Fox River tributary)]] *[[Honey Creek (Limestone Creek tributary)]] *[[Honey Creek (Moreau River tributary)]] *[[Huff Creek (Nodaway River tributary)| Huff Creek]] *[[Huzzah Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Huzzah Creek]] *[[Indian Creek (Huzzah Creek tributary)|Indian Creek]] *[[Jacks Fork]] *[[James River (Missouri)|James River]] *[[James Branch (Huzzah Creek tributary)|James Branch]] *[[Jones Branch (Crooked Creek tributary)]] *[[Jones Branch (One Hundred and Two River tributary)]] *[[Kallambah Branch]] *[[Kelley Branch]] *[[Kelly Branch]] *[[Kings River (Arkansas)|Kings River]] *[[Lamine River]] {{Convert|70|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Lick Creek (Meramec River tributary)|Lick Creek]] *[[Lincoln Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Lincoln Creek]] *[[Little Black River (Arkansas)|Little Black River]] *[[Little Blue River (Missouri)|Little Blue River]] *[[Little Bourbeuse River]] *[[Little Chariton River]] *[[Little Fabius River]] *[[Little Fox River (Missouri)|Little Fox River]] *[[Little Maries River]] *[[Little Meramec River]] *[[Little Niangua River]] {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Little Osage River]] *[[Little Platte River (Missouri)|Little Platte River]] *[[Little Pomme de Terre River]] *[[Little River (Iowa–Missouri)]], tributary of Weldon River *[[Little River (St. Francis River tributary)]] *[[Little Sac River]] *[[Little St. Francis River]] *[[Little Sugar Creek (Elk River tributary)|Little Sugar Creek]] *[[Little Wyaconda River]] *[[Locust Creek (Grand River tributary)|Locust Creek]] *[[Lost Creek (Courtois Creek tributary)]] *[[Lost Creek (Cuivre River tributary)]] *[[Lost Creek (Grand River tributary)]] *[[Loutre River]] *[[Marais des Cygnes River]] {{Convert|140|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Maries River]] *[[Marmaton River]] *[[Martigney Creek]] *[[Meramec River]] *[[Middle River (Missouri)|Middle River]] *[[Mill Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Mill Creek]] *[[Mill Rock Creek]] *[[Missouri River]] *[[Mississippi River]] *[[Moreau River (Missouri)|Moreau River]] *[[Mozingo Creek (One Hundred and Two River tributary) | Mozingo Creek]] *[[Muddy Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Muddy Creek]] *[[Niangua River]] *[[Nishnabotna River]] *[[Nodaway River]] *[[Norris Creek]] *[[North Dry Sac River]] *[[North Fork River (Missouri–Arkansas)|North Fork River]] *[[North River (Missouri)|North River]] *[[One Hundred and Two River]] *[[Old River (Missouri)|Old River]] *[[Osage River]] *[[Peach Creek (White Cloud Creek tributary) | Peach Creek]] *[[Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)|Platte River]] *[[Pomme de Terre River (Missouri)|Pomme de Terre River]] {{Convert|113|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Prairie Creek (Brush Creek tributary)|Prairie Creek]] *[[Pryors Branch]] *[[Quick Creek]] *[[River des Peres]] *[[Roaring River (Missouri)|Roaring River]] *[[Rock Branch (Huzzah Creek tributary)|Rock Branch]] *[[Rock Creek (upper Missouri River tributary) | Rock Creek]] *[[Roubidoux Creek]] *[[Sac River]] {{Convert|107|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[St. Francis River]] {{Convert|470|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Saling Branch]] *[[Salt River (Missouri)|Salt River]] *[[Shoal Creek (Spring River tributary)|Shoal Creek]] *[[Sink Creek (Nodaway River tributary) | Sink Creek]] *[[Skinner Creek]] *[[South Grand River]] *[[South River (Missouri)|South River]] *[[Spring River (Arkansas)]], of Missouri and Arkansas {{Convert|57|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Spring River (Missouri)]], of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma *[[Squaw Creek (Missouri)|Squaw Creek]] *[[Sweet Oak Branch]] *[[Taff Branch]] *[[Tarkio River]] *[[Thompson River (Missouri)|Thompson River]] *[[Troublesome Creek (Missouri)|Troublesome Creek]] *[[Weldon River]] *[[White Cloud Creek (One Hundred and Two River tributary) | White Cloud Creek]] *[[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White River]] {{Convert|722|mi|km|abbr=out}} *[[Whites Creek (Brazil Creek tributary)|Whites Creek]] *[[Whittenburg Creek]] *[[Whitewater River (Missouri)|Whitewater River]] *[[Wilsons Creek (Missouri)|Wilsons Creek]] *[[Wolf Branch (Little Bridge Creek tributary)|Wolf Branch]] *[[Wyaconda River]] }}

==See also== {{commons category|Rivers of Missouri}} *[[List of rivers of the United States]] *[[State Line Slough (Missouri)]]

== Notes == <references />

==References== *[https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ USGS Geographic Names Information Service] *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Missouri (1974)

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060929065419/http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/watershed/ Missouri's Watersheds] *[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/current/?type=flow Missouri Streamflow Data from the USGS]

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